Police departments confront ‘epidemic’ in officer suicides

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is grappling with a spike in officer suicides that has drawn national attention to the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among law enforcement.
The department has declared a mental health emergency and urged officers to seek help for mental health challenges.
The force averages about five officer suicides a year but has recorded nine already in 2019.
There have been at least 122 law enforcement suicides in the U.S. this year.
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